The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-12-31

articles, bronze, silver, hammered
brass and gilt ornaments, ,easels, elegant
illustrated books and nick nacks for
the library, hall, dressing table or for
any purpose No such place can be
found for making purchases, and as the
firm discount all their bills and buy in
large quantities the low est prices are
placed upon everything.
| NsURANCE-REAL LESTATE--FARM LOANS.
One of the oldest, best known and
| most reliable firms in Lexington il
that of E. Winsor & Son who carry on
| the business mentioned in the caption
| OF this article. They are the oldest
established insurance and real estate
agents in Lafayette county. and for
many years before the war were the
only insurance men in western Mis-
souri,. They have always made it a
point to represent only the oldest,
strongest and most reliable companies
such as the Etna, Hartford. Phenix,
N. Y Underwriters, Springfield, Ger
mania, the Anglo Nevada of Califor-
MIA, and also the solid Mutual Life
Insurance Co. of New York. The ell
terprising members of this firm have
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leading all competitors. Their office
on Main street and directly opposite
the courthouse was built by them ex-
pressly for their own use, and as re-
suit it is the finest and most conve-
niently arranged of any to be found
in western city. 1t is fitted up in
fine style and everything is arran ed
tor comfort and convenience. Tpey
occupy the ground floor which Is 20x 80
feet with a ceiling IA feet in height.
This handsome room is beautifully fIes-
coed and only solid walnut furniture
is used in its equipment. A valuable
cabinet 80 feet long and 10 feet high is
divided into compartments where the
papers and books of each company rep.
resented are filed and kept separate
from others. Walnut desks, tables
and all other suitable arrangements
make this a model office. They are
also engaged in buying and selling
real estate in this city and county, also
in Kansas City and they insure in any
part of the county. In this line they
have ever been the leaders, having made
many of the largest sales ever cOnsnm-
mated in this section. This firm make
loans on land as security and as agents
Of the Missouri Trust Company and
other loan companies they have put
a large amount of money on farms in
Lafayette county and western Missouri.
Recently the son, Mr.. Horace w. Win
son, has removed to Kansas City.
where he is engaged exclusively in the
coal business and has all he can attend
to. Mr.. E. WinsOr is assisted al the
office by his daughter, Miss Dixie, who
has gained the reputation OF being al
accomplished double-entry bO0k-keeper
and as able and practical an insurance
This young lady is unusually we'll vers.
ed in the intricacies of business and
makes no errors. Mr.. E. Winsor is
one of our most influential citizens and
his success in business is a source OF
great qualification to his many friends
in Lexington.
| j r. MOoREHEAD.
Progress in size and importance, which
we hope for our city, implies all in
crease of building, and the principal
dealer in lumber and building materials
to reap the advantage from such q
growth is Mr.. j. Il. Moorehead, whose
yard is Oh the corner of Main and
Twelfth street. This yard has been in
existence about 25 years, and has
always been we'll stocked. Last
spring Mr.. Moorehead began a series
of improvements, which he expects to
continue, by adding another story to
his extensive sheds. The yard now
has frontage of 100 feet on Main
street, embracing the numbers from
li26 to 1885 inclusive, and a depth o.
40 feet. The sheds comprised therein
are mainly double decked, giving
about 400 feet of shelter, thus afiordine
excellent protection for the lumber
The stock carried embraces building
materials of every kind, sash, door
and blinds, cement, plaster, hair, cy-
press shingles, red cedar, yellow pin,
from the forests of Arkansas and Tex
as, Tennessee poplar and Michigan
lumber from St. Louis and Hannibal
Mr.. MoOrehead fills large number O
house bills all over the county and fur
nishes estimates of building materia
delivered to any part of it. His trad
has increased 10 such an extent that b
will be compelled to double the capacit
of his yards in the spring.
WIN. s. CLAGETT.
The largest stock of groceries an
provisions in the county is kept by MI
WIN. 5. Clagett al the corner Of Mai
, and Ninth streets. Beside his larg
store room filled with all varieties 9
fresh, staple and fancy groceries
crockery, Queensware, and articles O
this character, he has an addition a
: the rear containing his casks of syru
and molasses, flour from all the cit
, mills, fresh and salt meats, ETC.. an
two extensive cellars are stored wit
his surplus stock and serve to kee
, fresh and prevent the frost from reach
ing his supplies of country produc
and other articles stored there for con
venience. Feed OF all kinds is ais
kept in a separate building. Mr.. Clay
EFT buys in great quantities from tn
, largest wholesale houses of the country
, so that he Is enabled to supply the ne
cessities of life at the very lowest ratel
He furnishes miners supplies through
ont the county. Considerable railroa
q business has been done by him, as h
+ deals extensively in country produce
giving the most generous rates of ex
> change, and, though making such larg
, deals, Is never overstocked. Besid
o this trade in staples very complet
! line OF table delicacies of all kinds
, kept, California fruits, both fresh All
canned, delicious candies, nuts, raisin
s and sweetmeats, all fresh and tempting
from the best dealers. A specially
, made of fine teas and coffees, thoug
it is difficult to select special lin
! where everything is SO excellen,
6 From long experience the communit
has learned to regard Mr.. Clagett as
=. gentleman Of great business energy an
! reliability.
JOHN GGHNER.
+ The beautiful custom of erectin
monuments in memory OF the dead, ap
5 pears in its full beauty at the Lexing
] ton cemetery, where the most apprc
pirate and elegant designs are tn
: handiwOrk of John Gshner. A visit t
/ his shop at the corner of Franklin an,
Ninth streets, shows large number q
, every variety OF monuments in cours
{ of construction, the materials com
, prising Italian, St Lawrence, Georgi
and Tennessee marble, Scotch an
American granite of both red and gra
varieties. Among the many stone
| soon to be placed in position we say
r a handsome cottage design for ThOs
Potter and children, OF Dover, and a
order has been received for a Scafc